Narrative:

On 4/thur/89, while climbing through 6500' (cleared to 9000') on a 100 degree heading (assigned), approximately 20 mi southeast of orlando airport, we experienced a near midair collision. The reported WX was clear, hazy, 8 mi visibility, with the haze top at about 5500'. While on departure control (124.8 orlando) we were given a traffic advisory, 'traffic, altitude unknown, 11 O'clock, 5 mi.' a short time later I observed, and reported, 'traffic at 11 O'clock, low.' moments later, my first officer called out traffic that passed head on by our left side (approximately 100-200'). The first officer observed that it was a twin engine small aircraft, white background, with red lettering. I observed the traffic, then passing on our left side on a reciprocal heading. First observation of this traffic was when it was upon us, too late for any evasive action. I feel that this incident could have been avoided if: the controller had given us the direction of flight of the traffic (traffic I observed was flying ns; near miss traffic was flying ew). The twin engine small transport had a transponder with altitude information and was xponding. Supplemental information from acn 109725: it was hazy and the other aircraft was heading into the late afternoon sun.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX ACR-LGT GA-SMA SE OF MCO.

Narrative: ON 4/THUR/89, WHILE CLBING THROUGH 6500' (CLRED TO 9000') ON A 100 DEG HDG (ASSIGNED), APPROX 20 MI SE OF ORLANDO ARPT, WE EXPERIENCED A NMAC. THE RPTED WX WAS CLEAR, HAZY, 8 MI VISIBILITY, WITH THE HAZE TOP AT ABOUT 5500'. WHILE ON DEP CTL (124.8 ORLANDO) WE WERE GIVEN A TFC ADVISORY, 'TFC, ALT UNKNOWN, 11 O'CLOCK, 5 MI.' A SHORT TIME LATER I OBSERVED, AND RPTED, 'TFC AT 11 O'CLOCK, LOW.' MOMENTS LATER, MY F/O CALLED OUT TFC THAT PASSED HEAD ON BY OUR LEFT SIDE (APPROX 100-200'). THE F/O OBSERVED THAT IT WAS A TWIN ENG SMA, WHITE BACKGROUND, WITH RED LETTERING. I OBSERVED THE TFC, THEN PASSING ON OUR LEFT SIDE ON A RECIPROCAL HDG. FIRST OBSERVATION OF THIS TFC WAS WHEN IT WAS UPON US, TOO LATE FOR ANY EVASIVE ACTION. I FEEL THAT THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF: THE CTLR HAD GIVEN US THE DIRECTION OF FLT OF THE TFC (TFC I OBSERVED WAS FLYING NS; NEAR MISS TFC WAS FLYING EW). THE TWIN ENG SMT HAD A XPONDER WITH ALT INFO AND WAS XPONDING. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 109725: IT WAS HAZY AND THE OTHER ACFT WAS HDG INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON SUN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.